BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what ...

Researchers say this is an unusually high number of right whales to see up north in the middle of winter. Sightings off New Hampshire and Maine are typically more common in the warmer months.

The organization's Marine Animal Rescue and Response Team was busier in the first nine months of 2024 than all of 2023, ...

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered whales. Once common along the eastern U.S. seaboard, the whale was hunted to near-extinction by the 1750s. While no longer pursued ...

“Whales were observed in close proximity to ... Boat strikes and fishing gear entanglement are among the most common causes of death for the critically endangered species. Climate change is ...

A wildlife charity has said the number of whale sightings off the Cornish coast has "gone through the roof" in the last few years. Bex Allen from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said monthly surveys show ...

The most common place for sightings was St Martin's with a number of humpbacks spotted there. Mx Cowen said whales normally head to warmer water nearer the equator between late May and October to ...